151, Report:
#206584
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2006
GC Services & Hearst Publishing double-billing ripoff of magazine subscriptions Houston Texas
Due to the numerous double bills I always receive from Hearst Publishing corporation for magazine subscriptions, I have learned to keep rather careful record of when I've paid for a renewal or subscription so I would stop paying for the same magazine over and over again.
Instea...
Entity
GC Services Limited Partnership
Categories: Corrupt Companies
152, Report:
#202740
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2006
Inns Of California Hotel Room was a total Ripoff San Simeon California
Driving up the coast highway towards San Francisco we ready to stop for the night before visiting the Hearst Castle in San Simeon.The going rate for the holiday weekend was 126.00 thru 153.00. That rate can be verified on the internet with almost any hotel finder. We asked for a roo...
Entity
Inns Of California
Categories: Hotel
153, Report:
#200599
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2006
Hearst - CDS Bad Business, Bad management ripoff Wilton Iowa
CDS in Wilton Iowa Is a rotten place to work. For the past year every Holiday we have had we have had to make it up by working the next Saturday.
When it was brought up to the managers about this, we was told that CDS dose not have to give you a Holiday, would you like us to tak...
Entity
Hearst - CDS
Categories: Employers
154, Report:
#174214
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2006
Commation Data Cervices Bad bussines Ripoff New York New York
This company is getting worst to work for. You are supposed to be able to be cross trained in other departments but that don't happen for all, only for the chosen one. people coming in as new hires are getting raises every 3 months and people you have bee there for years are not mak...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Work Place Bullies
155, Report:
#171979
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2006
Allied Interstate Harrassment and Threats, ripoff Amhearst New York
Interesting day. I am at work, and get a call from someone identifying themself as being from a large bank (name left out to protect the innnocent).
Come to find out, it was actually a person from Allied Interstate. I ask for a mailing address and got one, then politely said Th...
Entity
Allied Interstate
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
156, Report:
#88258
Posted Date:
Aug 23 2005
Department Of Child Support Services - Child Support Services Discriminates against blue collar workers while letting self employed skip out on child support San Diego, Sacramento, All Of The USA California
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES FAILS TO COLLECT FROM SELF EMPLOYED MILLIONAIRE. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE BLUE COLLAR WORKERS AND ALLOWS THE RICH TO SKIP OUT.
My ex-husband Ralph Melvin Covell of Cambria, CA is over $60,000 behind in child support. The sad thing is...
Entity
Department Of Child Support Services
Categories: Government Worker
157, Report:
#149879
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2005
White Directory Publishers Division A Division Of Hearst Holdings, ripoff, Deceptive Hiring Practices Total Lies, Sexual Stalkers, Daily Threats Buffalo New York
Do Not Quit Your Job To Work for this Company or Work For This Company!
This is absolutely The WORST Company anyone could work for.
Do Not Believe ANYTHING this Company Tells You when they Interview You or Hire You.
There is no Salary Here you will not find this out until e...
Entity
White Directory Publishers Division A Division Of Hearst Holdings,Inc.
Categories: Employers
158, Report:
#110525
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2004
Hearst Magazines require a CREDIT CARD #--or--SSI#, in order to stop pranksters from using their site as a harrasment tool. Red Oak, Iowa
Dear Editor: Please edit any terms you deem fit.
Hearst Magazines have a online magazine ordering system in use that allows anyone to mail you a magazine, as a prank. They need to stop this, and require a CREDIT CARD #--or--SSI#, in order to stop pranksters from using their site ...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Mail Order Services
159, Report:
#82017
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2004
AT&T Wireless Ripoff Fraudulent billing dishonest practices Aurora Illinois
August 2003, I purchased a AT&T GPM Cell Phone from a store inside BJs, Eastpoint, GA. Salesman (Kareem). Phone did not pick Signal, twice I was given a AT&T GPM phone by Kareem and returned both phones immediately.
Third time I was given a Cingular Cell Phone by Kareem. The AT&T...
Entity
AT&T Wireless
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
160, Report:
#79280
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2004
Communications Data Services The Hearst Corporation Bad Bussiness Charlotte North Carolina
This company does not care for it employees in any way shape or form.They will at evry trun try and make you as missrable as they can.They let things go to far before they do something about it.
People have called in do to the wheather and then been told the next time they had b...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Employers
161, Report:
#25405
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2003
RIP-OFF ALERT - Nigerian Business Proposal SCAM. BEWARE: This is a very dangerous Rip-off! Lagos Nigeria Internet
My name is Frank Torelli. I am one of the investigative reporter volunteers for Rip-off Report and have been investigating several internet and e-mail scams.
WARNING: If you are approached in any way, or by any means, DO NOT RESPOND! This is a very dangerous scam and there are t...
Entity
Nigerian Business Proposal
Categories: Con Artists
162, Report:
#42296
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2003
Book Net, LTD rip-off fraud business Irvine California
I had the same things happen that the rest of you have stated. I went so far as to contact the magazine directly to find out if they could help me. I got a letter back from Hearst Magazines that stated what I had thought, they don't do business with Book Net. They aren't even author...
Entity
Book Net, LTD
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
163, Report:
#40391
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2003
Rip-off Report EDitorial: Arizona Car Sales Business ripoff Tax terminology deception ripoff to consumers Phoenix Arizona
Ever make a large purchase in Arizona, like a car or an entertainment center? Were you charged SALES tax? This is not only a lie, but a dirty little secret Arizona businesses DON'T want you to know...
There is no SALES tax in Arizona! [as per ARS Title 42 Chapter 5]
What they ...
Entity
Car Sales Businesses in Arizona
Categories: Auto Dealers
164, Report:
#35284
Posted Date:
Nov 15 2002
RIP-OFF REPORT EDITORIAL: Bush Administration ripoff SEC gutting - Signal to Big Businesses to Rape America Washington District of Columbia
The Bush Administration plans on cancelling the new funding allocated by Congress for the SEC. Bush and his Administration are well known for their pro-business (screw people any way you can) policy.
There are more former CEOs in this administration than any previous administrat...
Entity
Bush Administration
Categories: Federal Government
165, Report:
#26380
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2002
Global eTelecom AKA E Telecom ripoff business breaks promises to provide data on corrupt companies they represent. What are they hiding? Destin Florida
I had a conversation with Greg Oswalt, CFO and registered agent about some of the companies they represent.
Here is some preliminary data on this company:FEI: 593587152Registered agent: Greg Oswalt, CFO
4116 Indian Trail
Destin Florida 32541
Board of Directors:
John Beebe, ...
Entity
Global eTelecom
Categories: Corrupt Companies
166, Report:
#26379
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2002
GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC. & Better Business Bureau ripoff scam! BBB knows about this rip-off company and deceives the public. Scottsdale Arizona
The following information was forwarded to the Phoenix BBB about their good buddies, go daddy software, and they cleverly cover for their complaints, giving the public the false impression that they are a reputable business. We also have evidence that other complaints were covered u...
Entity
GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC. & Better Business Bureau
Categories: Corrupt Companies
167, Report:
#16284
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
Travelers rips off America! Rubin Goes to bat for ENRON...we want to know the connection. New York, NY 10043 New York New York
On January 11, 2002, Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration and now Chairman of the executive committee of financial services at Citigroup, called Peter Fisher, with whom he used to work at Treasury, and asked him to extend to ENRON, which was already ...
Entity
Travelers
Categories: Insurance Agencies
168, Report:
#16289
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
Travelers rips off America! Rubin Goes to bat for ENRON...we want to know the connection. New York New York
On January 11, 2002, Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration and now Chairman of the executive committee of financial services at Citigroup, called Peter Fisher, with whom he used to work at Treasury, and asked him to extend to ENRON, which was already ...
Entity
Travelers
Categories: Insurance Agencies
169, Report:
#3424
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2000
Travelways Screwed up a big event, can't follow directions
This is a complaint to report a Transportation / Bus company called Travelways of San Francisco, whom totally Screwed up a big event that my company organized: I organized a big event for 390 people to go see the Gipsy Kings in Concert on Friday Aug. 18,2000, departing San Francisco...
Entity
Travelways
Categories: Bus Companies